Home Company Solutions  
SurveyToGo Blog - July 2008

Is GPS position in field surveys important?

by Ofer 7/24/2008 9:46:00 AM

This is question that initially the answer sounds like it should be a big fat YES, right?

For this reason we are now working on adding this functionality as an integral part of SurveyToGo so that if you will be using a GPS enabled device SurveyToGo will automatically attach the GPS location to each survey that you conduct.

We are also adding the ability in the operation console to show you on the actual location on the map so that you will be able to track exactly who did what WHERE :)

However, the question that bothers me is, given the fact that field surveys are also conducted inside a building, and since GPS devices do not get a signal when inside buildings the location you will be getting isn't that accurate after all... in SurveyToGo we are preparing a smart mechanism to get the most accurate place even if you are inside a building - but this is still a valid question...

I am still wondering what the answer is....

Let me know what you think!

Currently rated 5.0 by 2 people

  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Tags:

General

Powered by BlogEngine.NET 1.3.1.0
Theme by Mads Kristensen

About the author

Ofer Heijmans Ofer Heijmans
Assaf Kezurer and I started developing SurveyToGo back in 2003, dreaming about creating the most powerful yet easy to use PDA mobile data collection system. We've been at it for a long time now and while other wonderful people have joined the team as well, our goal has remained exactly the same!

E-mail me Send mail

Calendar

<<  November 2008  >>
MoTuWeThFrSaSu
272829303112
3456789
10111213141516
17181920212223
24252627282930
1234567

View posts in large calendar

Pages

    Recent posts

    Recent comments

    Don't show

    Authors

    Tags

    Don't show

      Disclaimer

      The opinions expressed herein are my own personal opinions and do not represent my employer's view in anyway.

      © Copyright 2008

      Sign in